Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in its support data archive generation feature. The application follows symbolic links placed inside the ~/Library/Logs/Aquarius directory and treats them as regular files. When building the support ZIP, Aquarius recursively enumerates logs using a JUCE directory iterator configured to follow symlinks, and later writes file data without validating whether the target is a symbolic link. A local attacker can exploit this behavior by planting symlinks to arbitrary filesystem locations, resulting in unauthorized disclosure or modification of arbitrary files. When chained with the associated HelperTool privilege escalation issue, root-owned files may also be exposed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 3.0.069 | Vulnerable | Acustica-audio |
- cpe:2.3:a:acustica-audio:aquarius:3.0.069:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 3.0.069 Vulnerable ·Acustica-audio
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h59-4588-8c38
References
More Acustica-audio Aquarius vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40478 Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-65843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h59-4588-8c38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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